Photo by JAY MAIDMENT -- Zoe Saldana, left, plays Gamora and Chris Pratt is Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, in the Marvel adventure 'Guardians of the Galaxy.' In its sixth week in theaters, the film again topped the box office last weekend, earning $10.4 million.

New movies for the week of July 31-Aug. 7, 2014

Photo by JAY MAIDMENT -- Zoe Saldana, left, plays Gamora and Chris Pratt is Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, in the Marvel adventure 'Guardians of the Galaxy.' In its sixth week in theaters, the film again topped the box office last weekend, earning $10.4 million.

“GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY”: Marvel, the studio behind the “Iron Man,” “Thor,” and “The Avengers” franchises, begins what’s sure to be another popular action-adventure series with “Guardians of the Galaxy.” The movie’s unlikely group of guardians consists of space adventurer Peter Quill; a super-smart raccoon named Rocket; tree-like humanoid Groot; a green humanoid named Gamora whose body has been transformed into a weapon; and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer.

“THE GRAND SEDUCTION”: Murray French, played by Irish actor Brendan Gleeson (“The Guard,” “Calvary”), is willing to do just about anything to secure a doctor for his small Canadian town. Opening Friday, Aug. 1, at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

“37 DAYS”: A miniseries about the political, military and diplomatic machinations that took place between the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and Germany’s declaration of war. Showing at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.